Zucchini Brownies

We have a lovely garden, with 2 zucchini plants, and it has produced so many wonderful zucchinis. We have shredded them to add to eggs, grilled, bar-b-qued, and roasted them, but have yet to bake them. Until now! We were having a little visit with friends from Texas, and we thought brownies were the perfect afternoon treat. This recipe is so easy and doesn’t use too many ingredients.

First, pre-heat the oven at 350ºF.

Then, start shredding about 2 heaping cups of zucchini. The food processor does the job in under a minute!

In a large bowl add 1 cup of sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 tablespoon of vanilla, 1/4 a cup of melted butter, and 1/2 a teaspoon of an all natural salt. I used sea salt, but I’m sure any salt will be fine. Whisk all of these ingredients, until combined.

Add the 2 heaping cups of zucchini and mix together.

Sift together 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. You can leave out the cinnamon, but it gives these brownies a really yummy flavor.

After the chocolate chips have been mixed in, pour into a prepared pan. You can either line the 8×8 pan with parchment paper, or use baking spray. I used baking spray, because I was all out of parchment paper. As you can see, these brownies will be thick! Bake at 350ºF for about 30-35 minutes.

Slightly cool and then enjoy! These are loaded with chocolate flavor, and you can’t even tell it has zucchini in it.